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Current Projects
Panel on Evaluation of USDA’s Methodology for Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program
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Background
The Panel on Evaluation of USDA’s Methodology for Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program was convened by the Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council, in November 2000. The Panel is chaired by David Betson, Associate Professor of Economics at Notre Dame University.
The Panel will review the current methods employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and alternative methods for estimating the numbers of people who are eligible for and likely to participate in WIC. Topics for review include data and methods for determining income-eligibility, nutritional risk, and adjunct eligibility from participation in other assistance programs, and for estimating participation if the program is fully funded.
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Roster
- DAVID BETSON (Chair), Department of Economics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
- PAUL BUESCHER, Statistical Services Branch, North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics,
Raleigh, NC
- ALICIA CARRIQUIRY, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- JANET CURRIE, Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- JULIE DAVANZO, The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
- JOHN GEWEKE, Department of Economics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- DAVID GREENBERG, Department of Economics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
- ROBERT INMAN, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- JAMES LEPKOWSKI, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- JOHN KARL SCHOLZ, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- CAROL WEST SUITOR, Consultant, Northfield, VT
Staff
- Shelly Ver Ploeg, Study Director
- Constance Citro, Senior Program Officer
- Jamie Casey, Research Assistant
- Michael Siri, Project Assistant
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